Yoav Shamir amazingly fails to mention why there are checkpoints. After Oslo there were no checkpoints at all. The second infatada resulted in 800 Israeli deaths, and 5,000 injuries from homicide bombers. Since the fence was put up, such attacks are fairly rare. The Palestinians solemly promised to avoid violence and negotatiate a compromise. Under Barak they were offered 98% of the West Bank and Gaza (with compensation for the 2% from Israel proper, and shared capitol of Jerusalem. Arafat turned it down, made no counter-offer and began a war against civilians. The fence stops these attacks and gives peace a chance again. Yoav is a disgrace, his documentary is one sided and is a disgrace. If he was not a citizen of a democratic society and was, lets say a citizen of the PA and criticized Arafat for taking billions in foreign aid and sending it to Switzerla